The railway administration will purchase 61 platforms for people with reduced mobility
The railway administration is preparing an interactive map of barrier-free accessibility.
A total of 37 stations throughout the Railway Administration’s network will be newly equipped with lifting platforms for people with reduced mobility from next year. The project has already been approved by the Central Commission of the Ministry of Transport. Within its framework, 61 platforms will be purchased.
“By purchasing them from the Railway Administration, all carriers will gain access to them, thus increasing the accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility, and the launch of the tender will last for the fourth quarter of this year,“Said the General Director of the Railway Administration Jiří Svoboda.
According to the spokesman of the Railway Administration Dušan Gavenda, the proposal for the location of the platforms is currently being discussed with the carriers. At this stage, there should be forty sites. Among the proposed are Prague Main Railway Station, Ostrava-Svinov, Olomouc Main Railway Station, Kolín, Ostrava Main Railway Station, Pardubice Main Railway Station, Brno Main Railway Station, Plzeň Main Railway Station, Ústí nad Labem Main Railway Station, Prague Masaryk Railway Station, Hranice na Moravě, Přerov, Beroun, Prague-Libeň or České Budějovice.
“Acquisition costs for one platform can be up to 300 thousand crowns, depending on the model,” added Gavenda.
In 2019, the railway administration introduced a station assistance service. In August alone, 1,376 employees of the Railway Administration proved such assistants. “On the trans-European transport network, we already register 57% of railway stations and stops with barrier-free platforms. By 2026, we want to achieve a share of up to 77% within the current stage of construction preparation. Of course, everything is conditioned by the current trend, characterized by the growth of financial resources, “ added Svoboda.
The Railway Administration is also preparing a new interactive map of barrier-free accessibility, which will be launched later this year on the Railway Administration’s website. Thanks to its graphic expression, it will very comfortably supplement the existing information about barrier-free railway stations and stops, including information on the provision of assistance in a specific location.
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